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Review #17 (Citizenbrick Nam figure)
Hey guys this is going to be a quick easy review. Due to some family problems I had to postpone my review yesterday and I quite frankly don’t have a lot of time on my hands during my break so let’s get started! WOW this is a great fig and it is extremely detailed! This figure is especially god because if you switch him up a bit he can be used for different Mocs for example the fig can also pass as a WWII Marine and if you use his lower body on an Indiana Jones Russian torso it looks pretty sweet! Especially with will’s Nam phase going on this Nam fig can be a big bonus to pick up and make a moc with! The only down fall I feel this Fig has is the fact that the inside of the legs don’t continue on with the boot if that makes any sense to you guys. But honestly that’s such a small error and I don’t blame citizenbrick what so ever because I assume it’s very hard to get the printing on in general. Now this fig comes with a BrickArms M16 which was the standard American rifle used in Vietnam so it makes sense. The M16 is the production one which I think is much better than the proto one just because of the fact that its sharper looking and shinier than the proto. But yea guys that’s really it. I would do historical facts about Nam in general but as I said iv’e got a big family problem going on so I have to keep it short and to the point.
I hoped you enjoyed my thoughts on the Figure! I love citizenbricks stuff and hope to see more figs in the future!
Thanks for toning in to my review and have a great day!
-Drew
Oops! An excavator slid into a huge hole. They managed to get it out, which was fascinating to witness.
This bird was so close that I had problems keeping it in the frame and ended up with little space for the bird to fly into. I like this one as it shows the plumes attached to the bird's back.
(Please feel free to share this image on Facebook, but no other usage without written permission. Thanks.)
Maybe the problem wasn't worded correctly? Maybe my Sprite is just too creative for math tests?
This is from a Math Mammoth placement test.
Right, I'm having a problem. I've recently gotten into airsoft and, quite frankly, I don't know much.
I'm stuck between the G&G Combat Machine M4 w/ RIS ($145) and the Airsoft GI G4-A3 ($190). Can anyone help me pick one? I know the G4-A3 is very reliable, but I could save money if I got the G&G. Thoughts?
Note: Both are on Airsoft GI. The G4-A3 is on the left, G&G on the right.
The only access (with an HGV) to the yard where the matador chassis lay was a slippery muddy track and an axle deep lake. No chance was the EC12 going to have in driving down here so it was a job for my ex Bradford/WYPTE Matador. Here it looks down the track it was going to have drive thru, it did it no problems!! Proper off roading!!
Guys, I need your help. There's something bothering me about this drawing, but I don't know exactly what... I just can't seem to get the right feeling and so..
You may not all know how to draw, but as photographers you know how to look at things. So, tell me.
#frustration
Photo is by Sophia Alexis.
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by Alfredo Fernandes
Alfi Art Production, Divar
41st Tiatr Competition A group Of Kala Academy supported by TAG
13.10.2015
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Rocking Chiar and Sewing machine clothesline
He went on telling me about his life while I was taking his photo, and then he said "I used to be a graphic designer. The first business meeting I went to they said half a million dollars wasn't enough. But I'm here asking for loonies and toonies."-Matt Alvarez (right)
Pentax K1000
SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1:1.7
Fujifilm Superia 400
I saw a surprising number of trucks hauling loads of Volkswagen diesel cars traveling through the East County area and Aberdeen, it’s because Port of Grays Harbor facilities are being used to collect the cars and prepare them for their eventual return to the market after problems are fixed.
The recall came after it was discovered Volkswagen had doctored their vehicles to provide U.S. diagnostics equipment with a false emissions level that fit with U.S. standards, even though the cars’ emissions were truly not. When the deceit was discovered, Volkswagen was forced to recall thousands of vehicles sold in the U.S.
“The influx of recalled cars overflows Terminal 4, so additional space is being used at the Satsop Business Park,” said Leonard Barnes, Deputy Executive Director for the Port. Most of the cars coming in are from Washington, but some from Oregon and even a few from Alaska have shown up at the Port.
According to Satsop Business Park manager Alissa Shay, Pasha Automotive has leased 26 acres in the “main park” – the main section of the park around the cooling towers – and another 29 acres in the “west park,” which is the area of the park toward the location of Grays Harbor Energy’s facility.
Whether these areas are being used to take in cars before heading to Pasha’s Terminal 4 location to be made ready for market, or if the Satsop Business Park locations are being used to store cars once Pasha is done with them, is unknown. Penny Eubanks, general manager of Pasha’s Terminal 4 location, said she was not at liberty to discuss any details about Pasha’s agreement with Volkswagen regarding the recalled vehicles.
The actual number of cars coming in is not known either. Barnes said, “Dealers notify us when they have a truck coming. And they’re still coming.” The Volkswagen scandal involved about a half million cars in the U.S. alone, and the Port is one of only a handful of locations in the nation with an agreement to take them, which could mean a lot of VWs coming through town.
On Friday the company pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and conspiracy over the scheme to program nearly 600,000 vehicles to deceive the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the Associated Press. Sentencing is next month.
VW also agreed to pay $4.3 billion in criminal and civil penalties. While that is the largest-ever fine imposed by the U.S. government on an automaker, the company could have been on the hook for much more.
Federal sentencing guidelines called for fines from $17 billion to $34 billion due to the size of the plot and because VW employees destroyed documents and data after learning of the government investigation, the AP reported.
The company has already spent more than $11 billion for vehicle buybacks. VW’s total cost of the scandal now has been estimated at more than $21 billion, according to Associated Press reporting.
When a dealership in this region gets enough cars to ship, they’re trucked to Port property.
“They are brought in by truck, and then offloaded,” said Barnes. “Pasha takes care of offloading them and doing everything to them the manufacturer would want, following certain criteria to get the cars back to the dealerships.” Pasha typically readies cars for export from their facility, and has a large detailing center on their Port property for that reason. The Terminal 4 Pasha location boasts 18-plus acres of paved and new auto processing facilities, including an automated wash system and three drive-over undercoating pits.
Once Pasha has finished its work, the cars will eventually make it back to dealerships, which will be responsible for fixing the emissions issues on the cars. Once that is done, the cars should be ready for resale on the used car market.
“It has created quite a few jobs,” said Barnes, “Teamster jobs,” people who do the unloading and work in Pasha’s detailing facility.
the piece we are holding is very long...do you see where it is located? the bangs/fringe whatever you want to call it, is BEHIND the long pieces in front.
Kozy's bangs are this way too...just not as drastically! her bangs have all kinds of lengths where they shouldn't be. i will never understand the madness behind this method!
This quilt was made entirely from my 'too hard to sort' bucket. All my multi coloured, big prints scraps thrown together. www.tickleandhide.com/2013/06/fabric-fast-experiment-1-pr...
Parecía que ninguno de mis problemas podría llegar tan alto para volver a atraparme en esa incertidumbre, nublarme la vista, y volver a caer otra vez, envuelta en lagrimas y sollozos. Yo seguía mirando al cielo, y parecía que el horizonte no se movía, que las nubes se quedaban perplejas ante el paso del avión, y me quise decir a mi misma que no estabamos acortando la distancia que me separaba de todos aquellos recuerdos y pensamientos.Que yo estaba parada en medio de las nubes a treinta mil pies, sobre la tierra . Pero cuando el avión empezó a descender, pude distinguir entre las nubes la ciudad, y sabía que alguna parte estaba él. Sabía que estaría vigilando desde algún sitio. Entonces, involuntaria a mis pensamientos, sonreí.
-C.
Texto que escribí en el avión de vuelta a España, lo he subido un poco tarde pero aquí lo teneis :]
...because when people have guns, one day or another, they're going to use them.
R.I.P. to all those poor children in Connecticut.
[Fr]... parce que si les gens ont des armes à feu, un jour ou l'autre, ils les utiliseront.
Our 15 year old cat Kleo has a urinary tract infection caused by e.coli. She likes to use the heat registers as the litter box right now. Grateful for the pee pad hack.
Problem solved. Yep this is pretty much how I handle real life problems too - My own way.
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Due to technicly problem's Amsterdam central station was closed down for al visitors from out of town, and had to come via the station of Amsterfam WTC so thes people are going trough the Beethovenstraat to the city sentre on the national holliday, known as Konnigedag or Queens day in celebration and rememberance of Queen Juliana who had her birthday on this day
I have a lot of gay friends but never once has "Gay Rigts" come up in a conversation. In a fit of unapologetic arrogance, I decided to change this sidewalk sentiment to "Gay Rights", which is a serious issue for gays and straights alike.
James has spilled his tea on his laptop keyboard, and it no longer works. It's unfortunately common for people to spill liquids on their laptops, but the results are very variable, and can include both – electrical and physical damage, ranging from short circuits to long-term corrosion. It depends a lot on the type of liquid, the quantity and how quickly you react.
Water and green tea are at the better end of the spectrum, especially in small quantities. Drinks that include a lot of sugar – which includes anything sweetened with honey – and milk are at the bad end. The problem is that drinks often leave a residue when they dry. The bigger the residue, the bigger the risk. It's often easier to replace a keyboard than to clean it, if the rest of the laptop still works.
A good first response to a spill is to unplug the laptop immediately, if it's plugged into the mains, and then remove the battery as quickly as possible. This will reduce the risk of electrical damage. If the battery is sealed in, the best you can do is shut the machine down. Either way, try to keep the laptop upside down to reduce the risk of liquid reaching the motherboard.
MG A 1600 Mk.1 (1960-62) Engine 1622cc S4 OHV Production 8719
Registration Number 233 BYP
MG SET
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The MGA design dates back to 1951, when MG designer Syd Enever created a streamlined body for George Philips' TD Le Mans car. The problem with this car was the high seating position of the driver because of the limitations of using the TD chassis. A new chassis was designed with the side members further apart and the floor attached to the bottom rather than the top of the frame sections. A prototype was built and shown to the BMC chairman Leonard Lord. He turned down the idea of producing the new car as he had just signed a deal with Donald Healey to produce Austin-Healey cars two weeks before. Falling sales of the traditional MG models caused a change of heart, and the design was reappraised.As it was so different from the older MG models it was called the MGA, the "first of a new line" to quote the contemporary advertising. There was also a new engine available, therefore the car did not have the originally intended XPAG unit but was fitted with the BMC corporate B-Series type of 1489cc allowing a lower bonnet line. The 1489 cc engine fitted with twin H4 type SU Carburettors produced 68 hp at first, but was soon uprated to 72 hp Lockheed hydraulic drum brakes were used on all wheels. This car was launched in 1955 to great acclaim with production running in this configuration as the MGA 1500 until 1959.
In May 1959 the standard cars also received an updated engine, now at 1588 cc producing 79.5 bhp. At the front disc brakes were fitted, but drums remained in the rear. Externally the car is very similar to the 1500 with differences including: amber or white (depending on market) front turn indicators shared with white parking lamps, separate stop/tail and turn lamps in the rear, and 1600 badging on the boot and the cowl.. The Roadsters have sliding type side screens.
The MGA 1600 Deluxe is a rare variant with a Twin Cam and discs all round.
The engine size was increased again to 1622 for the 1961 Mark II MGA. The cylinder head was also revised with larger valves and re-engineered combustion chambers. Horsepower increased to 90 bhp. It also had a higher ratio rear axle An inset grille and Morris Mini tail lamps appearing horizontally below the deck lid were the most obvious visual changes
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Shot 09:06:2014 ar The Luton Classic Car Show, Stockwell Park, Luton REF 102-516
This is an edited talk I presented at Trampoline 2 [0] in Melbourne [1], Australia, Saturday 24th of October, 2009 entitled: "Hacking People, Hacking Bullies".
Several months later
It has now been several months since I presented the talk at Trampoline. The idea, a simple hypothesis, "is there a better way to identify and disrupt Cyber Bullies?".
I know for example the current best detection and prevention systems we have, the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) [2] by Dan Olweus [3], manually identify bullies by peer association in their social networks. [4] Could this technique be extended to on-line social networks? I wanted to explore the idea of using network science techniques using maths and computers to identify hidden bully clusters in social networks.
The talk was divided into three parts: a) "Know your Enemy, Hacking humans"; b) "In the field: real life examples" and c) "Hacking Bullies". [5] I tend to write about these ideas to look for new insights into problems I see. [6] Bullying is a problem. I've experienced it first hand. It is the prime motivation for exploring these ideas. Bullying on-line is an even bigger problem and in an age of "social software" worth exploring further.
Preamble
My name is Peter. I'm a programmer. One of those gen-X slackers you hear about. My second computer was an Apple 2e clone shipped from Singapore in parts and hand assembled.
I'll be as lo-tech as you can get and read from sheets of paper. Occasionally I'll digress from the script. I tried to Kevin Bacon to stand in but he was busy and suggested Derek Zoolander and as soon as I mentioned to Derek there would be lots of big words and no cat-walk - Derek bailed, so you're stuck with me.
My talk is on bullies and what happens when they discover computers. If you want to use twitter and hash tags try #hackbully [7] I'll probably read the comments later. I'm not a psychologist, I'm a technologist with crap social skills. I'm interested in how bullies are adapting to computers and network, how to identify and neutralise them.
Hacking Bullies
The Internet is a big network. Bullies now have a much bigger playground and audience to choose from. So lets look at some real world examples. Some people collect stamps, others prefer spore, moulds and fungus mine is on-line behaviour.
Here's a few examples of cyber-bullying I've found. Gretel was on live national television and Will Anderson (ATTACKER) decided that Gretel Kileen was good TARGET and posted live insults on twitter taunting OUTSIDERS to join in on the fun. Gordon Ramsey, a known ATTACKER gets lots of attention these day when OUTSIDERs look for images of "fat Gordon Ramsey", for fun. Is this a case of OUTSIDERs fighting back? Erin Andrews, a news sports reporter in the US was ATTACKED by having video footage of her walking around after coming out of a shower posted on Youtube. Then had trouble convincing police she was TARGET.
Bullies have discovered computers and networks. Even Mika uses the power of song writing to asymmetrically attack bullies from his childhood. I think it's time to use our powers for good. What can we do?
Network science 101
Now we are almost up to the fun bit, where we use out knowledge of network science to hack bullies. But first a short diversion into Network science theory. Understanding networks allows us to understand markets, societies, species, corporations. Networks can be biological man made or social.
If we understand the rules of networks it give us the theory to create tools to hack bullies. There are four ideas that make hacking bullies possible: Small world networks, hubs, how information spreads and mapping networks.
1) Small world networks
Steven Strogatz and Duncan Watts are both mathematicians who succeeded in understanding the properties and structures of small worlds. Strogatz/Watts started asking basic questions about connections and relatedness of nodes in networks and realised understanding the "relatedness" of nodes and how each node is connected to another node is an important problem.
Strogatz/Watts, first tested their ideas on a network model of Hollywood actors and their relationship to "Kevin Bacon". They had a theory but no confirmation. The problem to solve? If an actor plays a part in a film, what is the chain of actors to reach Kevin Bacon. How many links is there in the chain? Lets try an example. How is Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) related to Kevin Bacon?
"Ben Stiller" was in "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny" (2006) with "John C. Reilly" who was in "The Wild River" (1994) with "Kevin Bacon"
Strogatz/Watts discovered two structural properties of what we now call "small world systems". The first, there are relatively few related nodes in a small world. The second, small world systems tend to cluster together closely. The cluster close enough to find another node in a distant small world via minimal hops.
2) Hubs
Albert-Laszlo Barabasi looked over the results of Watts/Strogartz data and made an interesting discovery, networks are not connected randomly. Barabasi found the mechanism that lets small world link together. The idea he observed is that some nodes in a network have many more links to them than other nodes. We call these super nodes, hubs. The two most important insights Barabasi has made: a) Networks are robust. If individual nodes are knocked out, the network survives. b) The hub is the weak spot. Knock a hub out, the network is severely interrupted.
3) Spread of information
Alessandro Vespignani is a physicist who specialised in understanding how disease spreads in biological systems. By reading Barabasi work on networks, Vespignani observed transmission of disease in a network is not random. Diseases moves quickly and spreads far via hubs. Conclusions: Small changes in the network have an effect on the whole system because the network is inter-related. But a virus, disease or information will not be eradicated in a network unless you take into account hubs. Understanding Hubs is the key.
4) Marc Vidal and genetic maps
Marc Vidal is a geneticist interested in looking at the inter-connectedness of cells. After reading the research by Barabasi decided to look at disease as a network. Instead of looking at the connected cells one by one Barabasi suggested to Vidal to look at the connections of disease and genes to create a map. A map of related diseases and genes. This idea is significant. It means you can now see how diseases are related. An idea made possible because it was redefined as a network science problem.
Now we come to our ultimate aim. Can we hack bullies who inhabit our electronic networks? Can we use network science for example in the same way terrorist cells are identified and disrupted?
Predicting behaviour
Could we use network science to predict where bullies might be operating? If so, how might we go about this? Lets think about what we know about bullies.
- bullies inhabit small world social networks online and offline
- bullies have identifiable negative behavioural characteristics
- bullies attract followers who attack,defend or remain neutral
- bullies exhibit hub like behaviour
- bullies have victims
What would happen if on a social network service we looked at reported behaviour and people at the same time. Just like Marc Vidal and genetic maps. What if we mapped the behaviour of social networks to look for related behaviour and hubs? What we would be looking for is the hubs of bad behaviour. Could we identify bullies by their associations to HENCHMEN, OUTSIDERs who observe an ATTACK? We know from Barabasi that if we ignore the hubs the problem remains.
A network of bad behaviour is stable because the hub remains intact. Can we knock out hubs and interrupt bad behaviour? There is nothing to stop any of the big social software site doing this. We now have enough theory to create the tools to disrupt bullies in networks. We know from Vespignani that small changes in the network make a difference and that if we redefine the problem and think of bullying and bad behaviour as a network science problem, we can tackle it successfully with maths instead of ignoring it.
Reference
[0] Trampoline 2, "my images of Trampoline 2 taken on the day on flickr"
www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/collections/72157622546767...
[1] Melbourne, "my flickr set of Melbourne"
www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157608350016296/
[2] olweus.org, "Olweus Bullying Prevention Program"
www.olweus.org/public/bullying_prevention_program.page?me...
[3] Dan Olweus, "History of Dan Olweus"
www.clemson.edu/olweus/history.htm
[4] Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, "The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Overview: (Research_OBPP_Effective.pdf) Black, S. A., & Jackson, E. (2007). Using bullying incident density to evaluate the Olweus Bullying Prevention Programme. School Psychology International, 28, 623-638."
www.olweus.org/public/document/obpp_effective_research
[5] Paul Graham, "What you can't say"
[6] seldomlogical.com, "Don't read this: Don't think I write for anything, other than for my own selfish reasons. So stop reading, right now. Stop!"
seldomlogical.com/2009/08/27/don-t-read-this
[7] #hackbully, "a twitter hashtag for responses on the talk. I was interested to see what kinds of responses I would get on the back channel"
twitter.com/#search?q=#hackbully
Credit: Thanks to Trace and the attendees at Trampoline 2 for corrections and listening.
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Pete became paranoid, afraid of catching the virus that was causing havoc in the city. He wore his gas mask day and night, but it was too little, too late. The madness had already begun.
Pentax 645D
Pentax 67 105mm
Pentax 67 to 645 adapter
Lighting - Charcoal Grey background. Gridded spots zoom reflectors with red and blue filters. Strobes not fired just used the modeling lights. Light in the eyes done with a tiny.LED flashlight
Chris Willson
5½ inch 80# cardstock circles, a good, stiff medium for this model.
Perfect model for CraftROBOing or die-stamping.
After catching his supper, this Green Heron was spooked by something, so he flew to this tree.
I did not spot him until he was about to land. That's when the comedy began.
He tried to figure out how to eat his catch, but there was no stable perch to do so. He kept inching down the tree trunk until finally he gave up and flew off to another location.
Back in late January early February during the Eagle watch in Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia I began experience problems with my Sony A99, It seemed to be not focusing properly and because I was just recovering from eye surgery I thought I was just imagining thing.. Yesterday while trying to do a bit of shooting things got worst and so I took it in to have it looked at. It appears that the camera and the lens are not communicating properly when trying to lock in on a focus point. To make a long story, short I have had both camera & lens returned to Sony for repair. Hope to have a lone of a camera from my son later next week.